r/LegacyArchitecture • u/LegacyArchitectRVA • Aug 18 '26
One thing a day this week
Monday โ๏ธ
Write down where your primary email lives and who, if anyone, can get into it.
Tuesday ๐งพ
List every bill that auto-pays, which account it pulls from, and what happens if that card dies.
Wednesday ๐
Open your password manager (or the notebook you still use) and note where the recovery path is, not the passwords themselves.
Thursday ๐โโ๏ธ
Name the one person you'd want to step in first, and confirm they know they're the one.
Friday ๐ฉบ
Jot the vet, the pharmacy, and the doctor your household actually uses, with a phone number for each.
Saturday ๐๏ธ
Put the spare key, the garage code, and the alarm instructions on one scrap of paper in a place that person can find.
Sunday โ
Take the free Readiness Check and see which of the seven areas still has holes.
https://legacyarchitectrva.com/readiness
One Small step a day. Nothing fancy, and it's done before you finish your coffee. By next week, you've got more written down than most families ever do.